← Votes·2026-04-29

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191454Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 423 against, 17 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

204

Against

423

Abstain

Margin of victory

219 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 20Against 140Abstain 4Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 10Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain25
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Latvia4

Most against

Germany73
France40
Italy39
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 73Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 39Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

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